Stats : Imran Tahir becomes leading wicket taker for South Africa in T20Is

Imran Tahir surpassed Dale Steyn's tally of 58 wickets.

Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir helped his team to secure a 34 runs win over Zimbabwe in the first T20I match at East London by picking a five-wicket haul (5/23).

During this game he also became the leading wicket taker for South Africa in this format. He went past Dale Steyn's tally of 58 T20I wickets. Imran Tahir needed just 34 innings to go past Dale Steyn who has 58 wickets from 42 T20I games.